Victoria’s most dangerous and crooked cop
Paul William Higgins was a violent thug, standover man and a rapist, and he did it all while wearing a badge. He was a ruthless, brutal and very, very corrupt cop, writes Andrew Rule.
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Ashton’s time at the top plagued by scandal
A trusted senior adviser outed as a violent and racist internet “troll”, an explosive secret interview uncovered in the Silk-Miller murders, a criminal lawyer turned informer on Melbourne’s gangland players – Graham Ashton could be preparing to call time on his reign as top cop, writes Andrew Rule.
Lawyer X betrayal torched the underworld rule book
In the underworld, secrets that don’t stay secret can get you killed or locked up. Yet cunning criminals who would hardly trust their mothers, mostly trust lawyers the way churchgoers used to trust priests. At least, that’s the way it was until Lawyer X torched the rule book with a string of betrayals, writes Andrew Rule.
‘Westy’ the old-school cop with a heart of gold
Kim West became a legendary suburban cop in Victoria for his “no-nonsense policing” and generous advocacy of the Life Education program. Andrew Rule looks back on his legacy, and recalls his encounter with ‘Westy’ — which led to some sorry crooks feeling the full force of the law.
If police can’t solve station rape, they’re not trying
What sort of policeman rapes a young woman who has taken refuge at his station rather than risk being attacked on the street?If the police are serious about eliminating corruption in the force, they need to find out who raped Sue in one of their stations, writes Andrew Rule.
Another Walsh St suspect dead but it’s no loss
The anguished mother of murdered police officer Steven Tynan, killed in the Walsh St ambush, once said of the accused: “Everyone pays for their deeds and now time will tell. We think in a higher justice they will get what they deserved.” And based on the fates of the men accused of the crime, perhaps she was right. NEW PODCAST – LISTEN NOW.
How cowardly mass killer reacted to swift justice
As the jury foreman recited “guilty” firmly and loudly 33 times and the scene played out to its inevitable conclusion, mass murderer James Gargasoulas looked as docile and vacant as a circus bear, writes Andrew Rule.
Even the survivors of war were casualties
TODAY marks 100 years since the Armistice, when the thoughts of thousands of Aussies turned to home. But as with most soldiers of war, few returned unscarred, writes Andrew Rule.
Big money, bigger ambitions dominate the Melbourne Cup
AUSSIES don’t gather at barbecues, bars and racetracks hoping to cheer home a German-bred horse that cost a cartel of industrialists the price of several houses. So will we ever see another local “battler” horse run in the Melbourne Cup, let alone win it? NEW PODCAST — LISTEN NOW.
Winx under bidder’s story the stuff of nightmares
AS the world’s greatest racehorse heads towards her date with destiny next Saturday, the man who could have bought Winx but just missed out, has broken his self-imposed silence about something that has been an open secret in horse breeding circles since 2013.
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